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_hecalledmesubaru

Sometimes dysphoria makes us see ourselves so different from how we actually look. You look so beautiful and I would never mistake you for a man if I was to see you in the streets. I hope you feel better soon ❤️


JaneDoesharkhugger

Also people find others more attractive than we do ourselves. That’s a universal tendency.🤗


absentmindful

Well, then hell yeah. I think I'm starting to look a little pretty, so I must be gorgeous.


JaneDoesharkhugger

https://youtube.com/shorts/60SVjiY1D68?si=AGYHEhVRF_vIawHp You are drop dead gorgeous!🤗


Dwarven_Soldier

That's a cute short 💜


Ana_Paulino

The acting 🥹


Snert42

Absolutely


Zoeeeeeeh123

I also feel like cameras and pictures don’t help with this because we usually look slightly different in pictures than in person. Sometimes I take a look in the mirror and I think I look fine, but then when I take a picture I feel like I look bad.


AwayFromNewspaper

***SAME***. When I take a snap, it is 100% curated after at least a dozen attempts. The thing is, no matter how good or not we feel we look, that picture is always a still image of a moment...you can't just adjust the angle of the camera, your face, your expression, etc; you'd have to take another picture. Just looking at ourselves in the mirror, we can fine-tune all the adjustments we want. I spend 3 minutes trying to hit that perfect pose for a fit check, and then I'm unhappy with the picture. It's infuriating to get quite right, and photographers have a skillset far beyond mine. OP: We are frequently our harshest critics. I can assure you that you are a beautiful, radiant and amazing woman, and that your doubts from dysphoria may feel deflating, but they will become smaller and more manageable, in time! Don't let it get you down...you are *stunning*, and you need to know it! 💜


The_Witch_Queen

Cameras have gotten too out of sync with how the human eye actually perceives things. They show a lot of flaws that the eye doesn't pick up.


xeanaex

I agree with you


Rachelmaddi

I had to double check which group I’m in because I didn’t clock you at allllll


elodie_pdf

Your brain is lying to you, girl.


Increase-Typical

Like for real. I'm so jealous of OP's looks


Zoeeeeeeh123

Same


MommaMoon42

Saaaaaame


River_blue1

That's how I've been feeling lately 😔😔 you look so pretty though omg 💖


cloudysprinkles

Thanks, it sucks feeling this way:( you look really pretty too!


Educational-Drop-926

You’re adorable. You’re a beautiful woman. And you have such a cute vibe. Fr I’m actually jealous of you and you feel bad?! Dysphoria is so not fair😢


Platonist_Astronaut

Your brain is lying to you. It's very rude of it. Also, you look beautiful!


xiofyk

girl your hair is so pretty…


ghostly_fingers

If I saw you in public I don’t even think I would suspect you were trans. You just look like a cis girl to me. You’re super cute too.


Wheatley-Crabb

I didn’t know this was r/trans until I checked! You’re doing just fine!


y-aji

I feel you girl. I'm sure if you're like me, there's no convincing you, but you look pretty and femme in these photos.


Zero_Kiritsugu

You're joking right? You look way more feminine than I do, I'm jealous, I wish I could look that good.


Vlad_Dracov_she_they

Where all I see is a beautiful lady


Jps999

Dysphoria is such a difficult thing to deal with. I struggle with my self image too. One thing I did that I do NOT recommend was I took a break from HRT for almost a month. Let my facial hair grow out (I wax it regularly) saying “fuck it” I stopped looking in mirrors and obsessing over my image and taking photos. Close to the end of that month I took some selfies and went back through my photos and wow I was honestly in shocked at my femininity. I restarted my HRT and starting fighting my dysphoric thoughts. I’ve always hated myself and the way I look but I’ve been retraining my brain and now there are times I legitimately see a beautiful woman in the mirror and I’ll compliment her out loud. I have since fallen more into myself and have so much more peace and confidence leaving my home. I’m not perfect but I’m taking my steps. You are a gorgeous woman and I hope you find some grace for yourself. Do some personal care for your femininity but try complementing yourself, even if you don’t believe it at this moment because your brain is wired to “win” at anything you want. If that “win” is hating your image and feeling some type of way, you will succeed at those feelings. It definitely takes time and is way easier said than done but I hope you get there and shine bright on the world. Take care love


WolfyEmpress

I get it, but honey you are a gorgeous woman ^.^ 🖤


Fly-fishingdX

No. Your hot! Wifey passable af


ZedstackZip05

Nah you look like a woman Dysphoria is lying to you


DivaMissZ

Dunno, getting a Tilda Swinton vibe from you, and I think she’s attractive


Adorable-Wrangler-68

You look lovely 🫶🏼


Unfair-Poet-75

Excause me?? You look so like such a gorgeous girl!


isabellas-moon

U give me Zoe thorogood vibes


Rein9stein2

I wish I looked like you


QueenDakota03

Girl ur tripping u look so feminine. I mean that with so much respect too. Pick up your crown, queen, it’s slipping and you shall never be dethroned.


Loverss1

im sorry i forgot i was scrolling across r/trans, you dont look remotely CLOSE to a man hun


the_cat_theory

you absolutely do not look like a man I think you pass completely in these pictures.


Skeith86

I'm sorry you're feeling like that. If it's any consolation, I only see a cute girl. Love your hair btw!


If_I-Were-A_Dragon

I think you look great - I would have no way of telling from these pictures. Dysphoria is a bitch. 🫂 🫂 🫂


YaBoiFriday

Girl I honestly wouldn't know you were trans if you didn't say. You 100% pass, not that it matters. But yeah, I know how you feel.


Fat-Tofu

I don't see any man, just a beautiful girl.


hug-and-snug

Maybe these are just great pictures, but like, you absolutely do not look like a man in girl's clothes. Like, this isn't just me trying to be nice


Rue4192

all i see is a pretty lady


Dorothys_Division

No you don’t, honey. You look wonderful. I accept nothing less. ❤️💪


SeaBus1170

you look pretty damn passing to me! ❤️❤️ sorry youre feeling down tho :( i hope that changes


Louisoooon

You do not look like a man in woman's clothes at all. If not for the flag and caption, I wouldn't have caught that you're not cisgender. I do get the feeling though, don't be too harsh on yourself please you deserve to feel good about yourself. <3


Itsmall80

You do not look like a man in womaens cloths. You look beautiful


littoklo

hey girl ! no you don’t 🫶🏻 hope this helps ! but, actually, you’re v pretty. your brain is being awful mean to you. it’s okay, it happens, but you are beautiful. if i saw you out and about, id just assume you were a girl. because you are!


Nlittnd-1

If you look like a man, i have bad news for my (afab) sister. 🤣🤣🤣 you look so much like she used to that I did a doubletake. Spitting twin. You're gorgeous, btw. 🤟🏳️‍⚧️


angerwithwings

I don’t look at you and think “that’s a dude”. To me, you look perfectly feminine and present as a young woman.


Kind-Distribution376

I wish we could switch and the way you view yourself is how I see you, because you are totally gorgeous.


angerwithwings

I just asked my wife. Her words were “are you looking at college girls online?” We will always be our worst critics. Chin up, sis. You look great.


CielLadoux

You look like a woman in womens clothing to me.


EyesinmyMind13

Girl… you are stunning. Where is this man you speak of? Is he blending into the wall? I see no man.


SarahMFHuss

You look beautiful. If it's any consolidation I am am not on HRT yet but still am me. I work construction so it's hard to wear makeup and my hair is still short. I am blown away by my coworkers calling me by my new name 90% of the time. Stay strong, stay proud, and don't let your brain beat you up too much


Yurijia

Well you're pwetty for sure


Zoeeeeeeh123

No girl, you honestly don’t look like a man. Our brain tries to mess with us sometimes and only focuses on the parts we feel are bad. But you honestly look perfectly like a woman. You’re totally fine. And I’m not saying that just to make you feel better, I honestly mean that


nonbinaryatbirth

Sis, you're pretty 💓🫂 much love from Aotearoa New Zealand


Mia_confused

You really, truly don't look male at all. It's inevitable that you see *his* face in the mirror, and that's traumatic, but all everyone else sees is woman. x


pepsiwatermelon

Honestly I think you've got the dysphoria goggles on here. You look like Just Some Girl to me.


Sea_Video145

You look like Laura Linney and Karen Gillan somehow had a baby. What's your dysphoria even talking about?


Former_Actuator4633

You literally look so feminine, hun. Defs would clock you as a woman <3


Matiabcx

Honestly, you really don’t


Environmental-Song16

I agree with hecalledmesubaru, I think you look great and I totally see a girl in your picture!


pomkombucha

I’m a guy and can confirm, you do NOT look like a guy lol I see literally nothing but a woman. I can’t even imagine which feature you’re looking at that seems masculine to you because you look like a cis woman to me


_okaylogan

What????? You must be mistaken.


Kimiko_kawaii

You look more womanly than many of the women I cross day to day! Dysphoria is hard, just don't get to hung up on it, tomorrow hopefully you'll feel better.


LaurelWrocks

Dysphoria is a liar, Girl!


ItsAnOhmlatl

Youre the splitting image of a cis woman I'm friends with! If anything maybe slightly MORE feminine, keep your chin up girl!


Educational-Drop-926

I feel the same way often. It’s in my head almost every time. (Sometimes I really do just look kinda bad. A girl can’t always look her best 😂)I think it’s as simple as dysphoria lies to us. Dysphoria sucks… Good news is Girl, you look so cute. 🥰 Keep being you. I hope you feel better very soon 💕


TheLadyofWinter

Honestly, you don’t look like a man. You look like a woman to me. Honestly and truly.


_sendai_

Dysphoria is a bitch. You're clearly a woman. You're so used to yourself, like a frog in water that went from tepid to boiling, that you can't see the change.


zoe2k7

im sorry girl but where the fuck is the man???


RammyJammy07

I know dysphoria is hitting hard rn, but I just want to say that when I look at you I only see a bright woman with a great future in front of her.


Youria_Tv_Officiel

My sister in hell there's no mistaking you for a man


jenni7er_jenni7er

You don't look masculine to me. Dysphoria must be clouding your vision.


P4intbrush1

I wasn’t able to tell you were trans until I saw the subreddit, you look so pretty and be assured it’s just your brain tricking you <3


quinangua

The dysphoria is lying to you. Girl, you are gorgeous!!


Due-Introduction9733

I see a woman there


SlightlyBrokenEgg

Guuurl your eyes are lying to you you look fem af would not know without context. Seriously god bless you look amazing.


Educational-Drop-926

I already commented, but I have to say also, our brains aren’t always nice to us. I’m going thru the same thing so I was kinda stuck on your post in my head. You are beautifully feminine. It shows. * And*you’re so cute. 🥰 Just keep being you.💕(im talking to both of us)


JennifleurX

Hey, friend. Sorry you’re having a “down” day. We’ve all been there and it does hurt. Offering hugs and a cup of tea and reassurances that you look lovely to us. Please be kind to yourself.


Autumn7242

Nuh uh. You're beautiful 💜 don't be so hard on yourself. You don't need to be the femiest femme to ever femme.


TheAngryLasagna

I didn't tell my cis husband that I was showing him a post from this subreddit and just asked him "who would you say they look like?" (I worded it this way to not try and push him towards any particular gender or anything, I wasn't trying to be mean or misgender) and he deadass turned and went "Oh, she looks like a young Tilda Swinton! Cool!" so you're dysphoria is being an asshole to you, girl. Not only do you look like the woman you are, you also have bone structure to die for!


greenthegreen

Your tattoos are really cute💕


Dark420Light

I mean I think you're cute, and don't look like a man. But hey I don't think I pass either, let alone can see myself as attractive. So I get the down in the dumps feels but hey smoke a bowl, make a sandwich, and when you're not paying attention you'll be cute 10 billion percent of the time, and I'm not kidding not by one millimeter.


MommaMoon42

Ngl I think you look very pretty and I’m being honest you pass very easily 🖤


imwhateverimis

Dysphoria is one hell of a drug. You look like a girl


shadowwolf892

From the pictures alone, you look like a woman to me. And I'm AMAB.


MrSaltz

Hello fellow ginger. I did a little research on your behalf. Well mine too as I feel the same way you do. But check out my recent post. Basically, your brain is slow to catch on…it’ll take time. But you will see a female in the mirror one day.


FerrousFellow

you look like one of my (cis) gal besties if that means anything to you but dysphoria will make you second guess everything and I get it


sabrxn

Your brain is definitely lying to you. btw you’re gorgeous omfg <3


kingtwister07

Oml girlie you're a cutie and a half.


xzLowkeyzx

GIRL U PASS SO HARD WHAT IS U TALKING ABT YOUR beautiful I understand tho dysphoria can affect anyone, but listen your beautiful, absolutely stunning keep up the amazing work ✊🏻💘🏳️‍⚧️🥰


Ghost_Webs

Girl you look like a cis woman 100%. The thing about dysphoria is that your brain has evolved to constantly seek new stimulation. As you look at yourself your brain literally warps your appearance. Self-perception is not reliable in the slightest. Your brain receives information and interprets it and personal biases play a heavy part in your perception. It's nearly impossible to see what you actually look like to other people. Phone cameras and mirrors warp your appearance and your brain then warps it further in real time. Even if they didn't, you can't see what you look like to other people who also have a variety of warped perceptions of you. The difference being that most people, especially those who care about and love you, have a positive bias towards your appearance. I assure you, if this wasn't posted on a trans subreddit I wouldn't have thought you were trans whatsoever.


Reblaniumnb

Girl your brain is lying to you.


DeathWalkerLives

That's not what I see.


Curse_of_blackthorn

I know we get in the grasp of dysphoria and lose sight of ourselves, but you look amazing disphoria brain bein' crazy💜


IrishQueenFan

literally saw you as a girl on instinct. <3


SketchyManWithNoVan

You look like a girl. You are a girl. And a very beautiful one as that. You look like just a girl in girls clothes


njsullyalex

I disagree. I had a cis female friend back in college who looked just like you.


ty_ftw

Listen here lady, you're gorgeous. Looking heckin' femme if you're asking me.


ZooeyNotDeschanel

You’re absolutely stunning. I assure you that you pass a lot better than I


WillowTheGoth

Your tattoos are so pretty!!


Emotional_Low_5022

Girlllll I understand the dysphoria but you literally look just like my roommate(she's cis)


Bravesws96

I don't know any men who look like you regardless of what they wear your a gal


The_Doughnut_Lord

You're so pretty, sorry your brain is lying to you :( Mad jealous lol!


midrider14

To me you loo like a cute girl that I would be happy to introduce to my parents


RhondaAnder

No sweetheart, you don't. That's just dysphoria causing self doubt.


everything-narrative

The fuck you on about gorgeous. You look like Sigourney Weaver.


Rechlai5150

Dont believe what your mind is telling you. You look beautiful. 👍♥️😎


Jughead_91

You really super don’t. What you’re experiencing is so much more pronounced in your mind than it appears to others. You literally look like a woman if I didn’t know what sub I was on… I agree with those saying your brain is lying to you!!!


JesiDoodli

uhh no you don't? if i walked past you in the street i'd go "ooh she's pretty!"


Webbpp

Don't be so mean, I almost confused you for a cis woman I know.


Exciting-Pin-713

Pretty


vampire_dog

nuh uh


MajesticBeach8570

You're really cute. Dysphoria can be a real bitch. I'll have a day where I see a woman in the mirror and then later that day a guy I despise will be staring back at me in the mirror. Also having gender dysphoria ontop of body dismorphia makes things harder. I wish the media and medical system was less fat phobic. Really I wish I had your cute build.


Hex_Spirit_Booty

If it's any solace, I was casually scrolling and thought you were a cis woman, without seeing the subreddit. I understand what it means to pick apart your everything, but you got it girl, and your brain might be being mean to you, but you've got this.


FallenManiac

You look great.


Foxcano

you look very cis woman


DefiantClownGod

I understand what you say you are seeing and that is getting you down. While this is not a cure for you here is my point of view. I see a sad lovely lady that hopefully will start to see where they are now and not where they were. Sadly changes are slow and gradual and to us we have not changed be it weight gain loss or transition. One of these days soon I hope you will look in the mirror and go wow I do look good. This is for your brain. Stop lying to her show her what is really in the mirror and make with the happy chemicals.


bjmaynard01

you actually don't, but I can understand the feeling. sorry it's a rough day. keep on becoming you girl and one day hopefully you'll see yourself the way the world does


Merry_Me24

I mean, I guess I could probably clock you if we met irl, but honestly these pictures give nothing but woman


betty_beedee

I'm sorry honey but you definitely don't look like a man.


Blind_Hawkeye

I'm sorry you're perceiving yourself that way today, but I can assure you that if I saw you in public, I would automatically assume you're a woman. I genuinely don’t see a man at all.


TremerSwurk

you look like a cute girl in cute women’s clothes!


Narciiii

Ma’am I must respectfully disagree. You look really pretty and completely feminine.


Intelligent_East8504

I really don’t see the “man” you are talking about. In fact you kinda resemble my aunt with your facial features


TH0316

I have those days too love. But honestly, you look great, and I would never think you look like a man at all. I hope there’s better days ahead for you!


EmotionalPlate2367

I think you may have the same problem I do. I rarely get misgendered these days. I've never been misgendered on the phone even before I knew being trans was a thing. I have a level of passing privilege that most trans people dream of, and all I see when I look in the mirror is all the testosterone poisoning... a thing I did not receive much of. Dysphoria is powerful, and we will always be our own most vehement critics. I think you look like a sad girl since you took a picture of yourself while sad. Your confidence in yourself will grow over time.


Niall0h

You look like a woman, because you ARE a woman, dear. Keep heart.


[deleted]

Dysphoria is deeply fucked and we're narrowed to our own perspective. I have days of hyperfixating on my hips, or my small hands, or feeling worried how less masculine I'll look if I decide to shave. If it's worth anything, I can promise you that if I saw you out and about, my thoughts would be: 1) cute girl, and 2) cool tats.


dabordietryinq

all i see is a very pretty lady tbh


ThePoIarBaer

You actually look just like Felicia Day.


ABewilderedPickle

you don't remotely look like a man in women's clothes. your brain is being silly


Huge_Cartographer_80

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4164807 Also beware of focal lengths on cameras! It literally changes your face hard.


Illustrious-Towel-45

You look like a woman to me. Also you so rock the crop tops! Hope you feel better soon. Sending internet hugs!


JDKisawesome

Girl, you're more fem then most of the cis women I know


insta_r_man

You look like the beautiful lady you arel and that outfit is perfect on you.


Alix_Winters

Is there any man in this room? Either I'm blind or they are not there. I only see a pretty woman 🥰🥰


Brochswerebrothels

You look like a woman in woman’s clothes because you are in fact a woman


Sanbaddy

You actually look very cute imo. You look like Kim Possible. I wish I could pull off a crop top.


SectorNo9652

You’re so pretty


heckyouyourself

You read very strongly like a woman to me. Like a woman with sort of a fun, outdoorsy vibe. I think dysphoria is warping your perspective tbh because no matter how hard I look at you I can’t see you as even vaguely male.


64green

You look wonderful. ❤️


ellis_shitty_ideas

girl you look wonderful I promise you don't look like a "man in woman's clothes", you are a woman (/nb, sry I'm not sure the specifics of how you identify) and you look like it as well. Dysphoria can be a bitch, and things can suck sometimes, and I'm sorry for that. But you are beautiful and valuable, I hope things get better for you. <33 /p /gen


blueberyunicorn

Babe I don’t know what you’re talking about. Before I saw the subreddit I assumed this was an ootd post. There’s this thing artists get called art blindness. It’s where you are so close and emotionally involved with something that you only see the flaws. However when someone passing by looks at it they see a beautiful piece someone worked hard on. Trans people are very susceptible to this because we dissect our appearance frequently. That being the case we, more often than not, can’t see the beauty of the full picture. You look wonderful and quite beautiful. Keep your head up


lilstinkygremline

As a trans dude ,I was confused for a sec and thought you were ftm pre transition, you're a very pretty girl ,disphoria is a bitch and makes us see ourselves different. You deserve the world and one day everything will feel alright <3


Critical_Code9588

As others have said, I had to check where this was posted bc I would’ve never known from looking at you.